Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-05
POLITICAL.
Synopsis of a Bill by SEN
atOr Palmer
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
Everything in Good Order for
the Opening of Congress
To-day.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HsaA1D. !

lAssoclateo rress Dispatcnes 10 the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, December 4.-Senator
Palmer, of Michigan, will introduce
in the Senate bill for the purpose of
regulating and restricting immigration
to the United States by keeping out
persons who seem likely to be unde-
sirable citizens. The bill will provide
that all persons coming from foreign
countries for the purpose of residing
here shall be provided with a certifi-
cate from the United States Consul
for the district OF his residence, set
ting forth that said Consul is satisfied
that said person is a suitable and
desirable person for citizenship
ia the United States. No GER
tificate shall be granted to
any convict except those convicted
Of political ofense, nor a lunatic nor
idiot, nor to any person unable to take
care of himself or herself, nor any
Anarchist or Nihilist, nor any people
hostile to the principles of the Con-
stitution or form of government Of the
United States, nor to any believer or
professed believer in the Mormon re-
ligion, who fails to satisfy the Consul
on examination that he or she in
tends to, and will conform to and
obey the laws of the United States.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TODAY.
Should no objection be made by the
Republicans to the admission of Sena-
tors Turpie and Faulkner, or should
compromise or understanding with
the Democrats be reached, the Senate
will tomorrow appoint the custom
airy committee to give notice
to the House and President
OF tie organization of the Senate and
the readiness to proceed to business.
If both the Houses complete their
organization tomorrow the Presi-
dents message will be laid before them
on Tuesday, and the House called to
order at noon by Mr.. Clark, clerk of
the preceding House, and after
quorum of members have responded
to their names the work of organiza-
ton will be proceeded with.
INNOVATIONS SUGGESTED.
1t has been customary to de-
vote one day in the first
week OF the session to the in
PRODUCTION OF bills. Many ex-
perienced congressman are OF the
opinion that it should be abolished
and an effort will be made to prevent
the introduction of bills. until Speaker
Carlisle shall have announced his
committee appointments. The Speaker
has already began to sketch out an
organization, but owing to the close
division of the new House on party
lines and the large number OF untried
members, it is probable that the work
of selecting committees will occupy
Speaker Carlisle's time nearly up to
Christmas. Meanwhile no legislative
business of importance can be done.
A strong effort will be made to have
rule adopted to prohibit. the intro
ductlon of private bills in open House
and require that all measures shall
reach the appropriate committees
through the medium of the petition
box. This would effect saving of
time to the House and expense to the
government. At present, 1900 copies
are printed of every bill introduced,
and should the proposed rule be
adopted, no private bill will be printed
until it is acted upon by the commit
tee and reported to the House for
consideration.